"For what he has done, we know that the killer will be met with justice, in this world and the next." – President Barack Obama, at the Fort Hood memorial service (CNN, Tuesday)

"If there are any of you out there with any connection at all to the Bushes, we implore you to give them our thanks ...you tell them that a bunch of gay Hillary guys in Boystown, Chicago, were wrong about the Bushes ... and are deeply, deeply sorry for any jokes we told about them in the past, any bad thoughts we had about these good, good people." – Writers on Hillbuzz.com, a group blog written by gay male fans of Hillary Clinton, who were moved by George W. and Laura Bush's quiet visit to comfort Fort Hood shooting victims (Hillbuzz.com, Tuesday)

"Allahu akbar!" – Marine reservist Jasen Bruce, telling police what he thought he heard Greek Orthodox priest Alexios Marakis say before allegedly beating him with a tire iron, mistaking him for a terrorist. Police say the Christian cleric, who speaks little English and no Arabic, was lost asking for directions (Associated Press, Tuesday)

"You were always highly ethical. You were unfailingly even-tempered. Your guidepost was always fairness, and you never wavered from that." – Former Dallas Mayor Laura Miller, praising Police Chief David Kunkle as he announced his retirement (Unfair Park, Thursday)

"This is an administration hell-bent toward taking America towards a socialist country. And we all don't need to be afraid to say that because that's what it is." – Gov. Rick Perry, sharing his views on health care reform with a Midland audience (Politico.com, Wednesday)

"Everyone should just shut up." – Defense Secretary Robert Gates, fed up with leaks about the administration's Afghanistan policy deliberations (McClatchy, Thursday)

"The heart of the eagle has just been moved to Dallas. After 120 years, it's not a positive step, and I have grave concerns with it." – Denton Mayor Mark Burroughs, on the University of North Texas' decision to relocate its administrative offices to downtown Dallas (Dallas Morning News, Thursday)

"We won because [the Democrats] need us. If they double-cross us, there will be 40 people who won't vote with them the next time they need us – and that could be the final version of this bill." – Rep. Bart Stupak, pro-life Michigan Democrat and author of amendment to health care reform bill barring federal funds paying for abortion coverage (Wall Street Journal, Monday)

"We are in for a long slog." – Richard Fisher, head of the Dallas Federal Reserve, on dismal economic prospects (Dallas Morning News, Wednesday)

"Larry, you're being inappropriate." – Beauty queen and sex-tape scandalista Carrie Prejean, testily refusing to answer interviewer Larry King's question. She almost walked off the set (CNN, Wednesday)

"Allowing individual exemptions opens the door for anyone to discriminate based on assertions of religious principle. Let's not forget that during the civil rights era, many claimed separation of the races was ordained by God." – Phil Mendelson, District of Columbia City Council member, opposing exempting churches from terms of a same-sex marriage law expected to pass soon (New York Times, Thursday)

"I served 50 dozen raw oysters yesterday. People see the articles and TV about it, and they start thinking, 'Man, I'm going to eat me some raw oysters.' "­ Mark Defelice, chef at a French Quarter restaurant, on FDA's plan to ban raw oyster sales in warm months (Slate.com, Wednesday)

"They may get the stuff, but we'll get the souls. They may get the past, but we've got the future." – Archbishop Robert Duncan, head of the new Anglican Church in North America, which may lose property after breaking away from the more liberal Episcopal Church (New York Times Magazine, last Sunday)